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[no longer maintaining] macOS ISO Collection (10.10.5 - 13.0 developer seed)

by: Apple

Publication date: 2014-10-16
Topics: apple, macos, yosemite, el capitan, sierra, high sierra, mojave, catalina, big sur, monterey, os x, mac os iso, os x iso, bootable media, ventura
Publisher: me
Contributor: apple
Language: English
Item Size: 172.6G

This is a collection of macOS's I have collected. I will upload each ISO one by one.

Some of these versions do not work, the reviews seem to have a general idea of which ones don't work. I am no longer maintaining this project because of slow upload speeds and being unable to test the older ISOs I uploaded.

DISCLAIMER: ALL BETAS WILL BE KEPT, NEWER VERSIONS OF A STABLE ISO WILL REPLACE OLDER ONES

These are the OS's that I have:

macOS Stables:
These versions are not supported, so they'll likely not be updated
- OS X Yosemite (10.10.5, 14F27), 1.6.43¹
- OS X El Capitan (10.11.6, 15G31), 1.7.50¹
- macOS Sierra (10.12.6, 16G29), 12.6.03² & 12.6.06^{1, 3}
- macOS High Sierra (10.13.6, 17G66), 13.6.02
- macOS Mojave (10.14.6, 18G103), 14.6.06
- macOS Catalina (10.15.7, 19H15), 15.7.03
These versions are supported
- macOS Big Sur (11.6.5, 20G527), 16.8.00
- macOS Monterey (12.6.1, 21G217) 17.6.11
- macOS Ventura (13.0, 22A380) 18.0.02 (I recently just uploaded this and archive said the upload failed but the file still uploaded. This file may be broken)
macOS Betas:
- macOS Monterey:
  - 12.0, 21A5543b 17.0.25
  - 12.1, 21C5021h 17.1.01
  - 12.2, 21D5025f 17.2.00
  - 12.3, 21E5206e 17.3.04
  - 12.4, 21F5063e 17.4.04
- macOS Ventura:
  - 13.0, 22A5266r 18.0.03

Is it a virus?
No, it shouldn't be. You can verify the installer integrity against this checksum list

Process to convert apps to ISOs
Key: [X] is the OS name and [Y] is the size in megabytes (essentially this article):

Download the installer: softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version ... OR use the app store
hdiutil create -o /tmp/[X] -size [Y]m -volname [X] -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
hdiutil attach /tmp/[X].dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/[X]
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ [X].app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/[X] --nointeraction
hdiutil detach /Volumes/[X]
hdiutil convert /tmp/[X].dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/[X].cdr
mv ~/Desktop/[X].cdr ~/Desktop/[X].iso

Notes

F1 - These ISOs were made using DMGs from this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683. Process:
1. The DMG's .pkg file was unziped using pkgutil --expand-full
2. Move InstallESD.dmg to Payload/Install macOS [Name].app/Contents/SharedSupport (This generates the app, and I will explain how the app is used)
(Keep in mind that opening and running the .pkg inside the .dmg file also installs the application to your Applications folder.

F2 - The app used to make the ISO was downloaded prior to Sierra being invalidated from the App Store, and also prior to being added to the support article in PKG form.

F3 - When using the app to build the ISO, it failed. I had to modify Info.plist (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/not-a-valid-volume-mount-point-cant-make-bootable-drive.1935673/page-3?post=28197924#post-28197924) to change the app version in order for it to work. I changed it to 12.6.03 so when you boot up this ISO, and quicklook at the app inside; you may see that it says 12.6.03. It is version 12.6.06, and 12.6.03 was used to circumvent an error preventing me from creating the file.

NOTE TO PEOPLE READING REVIEWS!!!!!!
I notice a handful of people that come here spamming viruses and porn ads, and I feel like I'm partially responsible for reviews like that. Obviously, don't click on any suspicious links in the reviews, and have a nice day/night.

Addeddate: 2021-10-15 00:38:06
Identifier: macos-collection
Reviews allowed: frozen
Scanner: Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4
Year: 2014